Irene was united in marriage to Walfred E. Johnson on September 28, 1943, at Carrington, ND. They lived for a time in Avon, Pennsylvania, while Walfred was in Basic Training for the US Army. Irene returned to McHenry and lived with her parents during WWII while Walfred was serving in France. After his discharge, they lived and farmed at Glenfield on the Johnson family farm. Walfred Johnson died September 11, 1991. She lived at Cooperstown Medical Center Nursing Home in Cooperstown, ND, beginning in January of 2009, and moved to Golden Acres Manor in Carrington in July of 2009.

She was a member of Prairie Faith Lutheran Church (formerly Glenfield Lutheran) and the Glenfield Homemakers. She enjoyed doing needlework, sewing, and raising flowers; and she also loved her family, especially her grandchildren.

Irene is survived by one daughter, JoAnn (Leonard) Simenson, Glenfield, ND; one daughter-in-law, Carol Johnson, Cooperstown, ND; 6 grandchildren, 3 great-grandchildren; one brother Edmund Pewe, Ashley, ND; and one sister Marie Anderson, Jamestown, ND

Irene was preceded in death by her husband, one son Quentin, and one brother Louie Pewe.

FUNERAL SERVICE: PRAIRIE FAITH LUTHERAN CHURCH, GLENFIELD, ND

DATE AND TIME: SATURDAY, MAY 21, 2011 AT 11:00 AM

INTERMENT: GLENFIELD CEMETERY, GLENFIELD, ND